I would recommend bringing your Aunty’s guitar to a shop to have it looked at and repaired if need be. They will be able to tell you if the guitar is in good enough condition to be played or if you need to invest in a new one. Make certain you have a new set of strings on the guitar and change them regularly.

Is it difficult to teach yourself how to play? That really depends on the person. Some people can learn on their own and never require lessons. Others require the feedback and guidance of an instructor or the help of a home study course.

There are an abundance of free lessons on this website that you can start with to get a better idea on the type of instruction that you require. I would start there.

If you feel as though you need to take your guitar learning to the next level, then I recommend you either find a good guitar teacher or invest in a home study course. A guitar teacher will be more expensive in the long run, so many people prefer home study courses.

There are three courses I recommend if you decide to go this route:

Learn & Master Guitar – http://www.learn-acoustic-guitar.com/learn-master-guitar

Jamorama – http://www.learn-acoustic-guitar.com/jamorama-the-ultimate-acoustic-guitar-learning-system

Next Level Guitar – http://www.learn-acoustic-guitar.com/next-level-guitar

I hope this helps. Happy Guitar Playing!

- Ralph

I’ve never played the guitar before and i want to teach myself how to play on my aunty’s old acoustic guitar. The guitar would be about 30 years old. I was wondering if this is a bad idea to start out on a really old guitar or dosen’t it matter? We plan to get it repaired. Also i’m 13… is it hard to teach yourself how to play or should i just pay lots of money for lessons?

There is no way to tell for sure how much you will learn within a months time.

Everyone is different and will learn at a different pace.

Since you have already learned E and G, I would move on and learn more of the easier chords like D, C, A, A Minor and E Minor.

Make certain you are practicing NICE and SLOW… Never rush through your playing.

There is much more to learning the basics than simply learning chords .

I am in the process of putting together a lesson plan for beginners and hope to have it posted soon.

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Thanks for stopping by and all the best with your guitar playing!